Bankrupt trading giant Refco has again scrapped a deal to sell its currency-trading business, leaving $103 million in customers’ cash frozen.

Refco’s previously announced deal to sell its 17,000 currency-trading accounts to New York futures broker Gain Capital was terminated yesterday.

Gain said the deal broke down because the division, RefcoFX, couldn’t provide them with easily accessible customer-account information.

“Apparently, Refco didn’t maintain its customer information in electronic format, and we weren’t going to go through 17,000 folders,” said a spokeswoman for Gain.

A Refco official said the company has customer information in electronic format, but it may have not been compatible with Gain’s systems. The official said there were other issues that led to the breakup, but declined to elaborate.

Refco’s currency-trading customers have been unable to withdraw their money since last October, when ex-CEO Phillip Bennett was indicted for stealing $430 million and plunging the company into Chapter 11.

While their money has been frozen, they have been allowed to continue trading with the existing cash in their accounts.

Yesterday, Refco said those accounts will be shut down at the end of the month.

Several of the customers opposed the deal with Gain, arguing that it didn’t adequately reimburse them for the funds in their accounts.

“I didn’t think it was a good deal for my clients anyway, so I don’t mind if didn’t go through,” said Todd Duffy, a lawyer for the customers. “All my clients want is to be made whole.”